Mounting bracket assembly for cup dispensers



Patented May 17, 1949 MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR CUP DISPENSERS Clark D. Sims, Elmhurst, Ill., assignor to Lily- Tulip Cup Corporation, a corporation of Delaware Application April 30, 1947, Serial No. 745,009

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a mounting bracket assembly for mounting a dispenser for paper cups in a wall recess or niche as are encountered in railway cars and the like.

Prior to this invention, such cup dispensers have been removably mounted in such wall recesses requiring removal of the cup dispensers from the wall recesses and holding the same while being filled with paper cups, a difficult and perplexing procedure.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved mounting bracket for permanently mounting the cup dispenser in the wall recess but permitting the upper end thereof to be swung out of the recess for filling purposes and not requiring holding the same during the filling operation, thereby greatly simplifying the filling procedure. In carrying out this object of the invention, the mounting bracket assembly includes a bracket secured in the recess, a bracket secured to the dispenser and a pivotal connection therebetween. The pivotal connection preferably provides also for longitudinal movement between the brackets, and ears on the brackets interengage upon the relative longitudinal movement for retaining the upper end of the dispenser in the recess. Cam means may also be provided on the brackets for securely holding the ears in engagement, and the brackets may also be provided with irictionally engaging parts to prevent rattling due to vibration.

Further objects of this invention reside in the details of construction of the mounting bracket assembly and the cooperative relation between the component parts thereof.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanying specification, claims, and drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a wall recess with the dispenser mounted therein;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the wall recess with the dispenser mounted there- Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the mounting bracket assembly taken substantially along the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through the mounting bracket assembly taken substantially along the line 44 of Fig. 3.

The dispenser for paper cups is designated generally at It] and comprises a cylindrical container provided with a restricted throat II at its bottom through which paper cups are dispensed. The top of the dispenser may be provided with a cover I2 which, in turn, may be secured by a chain l3 to the container to prevent loss of the cover. In filling the dispenser, the cover 12 is removed and a stack of paper cups are inserted therein to be dispensed through the restricted throat ll.

In many instances, particularly in railway cars, such dispensers are located in a recess M in a wall I5, and in the past it has been necessary to remove the dispenser from the wall recess in order to fill the same, the filling operation being rendered quite complex by reason of the fact that it is necessary to hold the dispenser It while it is being filled. In accordance with this invention, the dispenser I0 is permanently secured in the wall recess l4 and is normally maintained in an upright position therein, as illustrated in solid lines in Fig. 1, for the purpose of dispensing paper cups, and to fill the dispenser with paper cups the upper end thereof may be tipped forwardly from the wall recess, as illustrated in broken lines in Fig. 1, so that the cover l2 may be removed and cups inserted in the dispenser,

To accomplish these results, the dispenser It is mounted in the wall recess It by a mounting bracket assembly generally designated at IT.

The mounting bracket assembly includes a pair of brackets l8 and I9. The bracket I8 is pro-- vided with side extensions 29 for receiving screws 2| to secure the same in the wall recess It. It is also provided with a pair of extensions 22 each provided with a vertically extending slot 23. The extensions 22 are provided at their upper ends with notches 24 and associated cars 25, the cars 25 being bent outwardly from the notches 2d. The base of the bracket l8 has portions 26 struck forwardly therefrom adjacent the extensions 22. The extensions 22 also have nipples 21 pressed inwardly.

The other bracket is is provided with a base portion 30 conforming to the contour of the dispenser l0 and is suitably secured to the dispenser H! as by spot welding. The bracket I9 is also provided with extensions 3| each provided with a hole for receiving a pin 32. The pin 32 is provided at one end with a head 33 and is inserted through the slots 23 in the bracket [8 and the holes in the bracket [9 whereby the bracket I9 is pivotally mounted on the bracket Ill. The other end of the pin 32 is provided with a washer 34 held in place by a cotter pin 35, thus holding the parts in assembled relation. The bracket [9 in addition to being pivotally mounted on the bracket I8 is permitted toslide vertically with respect to the bracket l8 by reason of the slots 23 in the bracket IS. The extensions 3| of the bracket I9 faces 38 for'engaging the base of the bracket l8.-

With the parts in the position shown in the drawing, the pin 32 is adjacent the bottom of the slots 23, the cars 36 are in the notchesdd and in engagement with the ears 25, thecamw surfaces 37 are engaging the portions 26 to hold the ears 36 tightly against the-ears and thenipples 21 are engaging the extensions 31.- In

this way, the mounting bracket assembly is securely holding the dispenser Iil vertically inthe wall recess 14, and by reason of the cam and ear arrangements and the nipple arrangements:

rattling of the dispenseris entirely prevented.

In order to. fill thedi'spenser I'D with paper cups, the dispenser lfiis moved vertically upwardly wherebythe pin 32 "rides upwardly in the slots 22- and the ears 35' ride upwardly in the notches- When the ears 36-clear the cars 25, then 25. the upper end of the dispenser 10 may be swung outwardly out of the wall recess M, the cover removed, and paper cups insertedin the dispenser; During the filling of thedispenser'withpaper cups, it is not necessaryto hold the-dis-- penser since its forward tilting motion islimitedby the stop surfaces 38 engaging thebracket [8&-

When the dispenseris filled, the covei'l2' is replaced, the upper end of the dispenser is swung into the Wall recess M, and then the dispenser is During thisvertical downward movement, the ears '36 enter pushed vertically downwardly.

the notches 2t and the pin 32 rides downwardly inthe slots 23. At the same time, the cam sur= faces 3? engage the portions 2i": to forcetheears 35 firmly into engagement with the cars 25 thereby frictionally locking the dispenser" in place.

While for purposes of illustration, one form of this invention has been disclosed, otherforms thereof may become apparent tothose-skilled in the art'and, therefore, this invention-is-tobe limited only by the scope of the appendedclaims and prior art.

What is claimed'isr 1.' A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a dispenser for paper cups in a recess-com prising, a bracket secured in the'recess; a bracket secured to the dispenser, a.pivotal connection between thebrackets for swinging the upper end" ofthe dispenser out ortherecess to permitfill-- ing thereof, inter-engaging parts on the-brackets for retaining the upper end of the dispenser in the recess, and cam means on the brackets for securely holding the inter-engaging parts onthebrackets together.

2; A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a dispenser for paper cups in a recess comprising, a bracket secured in the recess, a bracket secured to the dispenser, holes in the brackets, a pivot pin extending through the holes in the brackets to pivotally connect the brackets for swinging the upper end of the dispenser out of the recess to permit filling thereof, the holes in one of the brackets being elongated to provide for relative longitudinal movement of the brackets, ears on the brackets to inter-engage swingingtheupper end of the dispenser out of the recessto permit filling thereof, the holes in one of the brackets being elongated to provide for relative longitudinal movement of the brackets, ears on the brackets to inter-engage uponsrelative longitudinal movement of the brackets ion-retaining the upper end of the dispenser in the recess, and frictionally engaging parts on the brackets to resist relative move ment between the brackets when the ears interengage.

4. A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a-dispenser for-paper cups in arecess comprising, abracketisecured in the recess, a bracket secured to the: dispenser, holes in the brackets, a pivot -pin extending throughthe holes in the brackets towpivotally connect the brackets for swinging the upper end of the dispenser out of the recess to permit v filling thereof, the holesv in oneof the brackets being elongated to provide for" relative longitudinal movement of the brackets, ears on: the brackets to inter-engage upon relative longitudinal movement of the brackets forretaining the upper end "of the dispenser in the recess, cam means.- on'the brackets forssecurely holdingthe ears onthe brackets together, and :fri'ctionally engaging parts on the bracketsto resist relative movement between the brackets when the ears inter-engage CLARK D.

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